1923 - 1945

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• Birth	25 Nov 1923
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Jun 1945	Luichow Peninsula, China
  Person ID	I105823	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Arthur Verne ROADIFER, b. 10 Mar 1894
  Mother	Ada Pearl MAHNKE, b. 4 Sep 1899, Custer, Custer, South Dakota
  Family ID	F44721	Group Sheet

• Notes	His plane was trying to rescue a downed aircrew when it crashed because it was flying low to avoid radar detection and hit tree tops. Part of Bud (as Oriel was called)'s job may have been tail gunner.